13th Parliament · 1st Session
Monday, 3 April 2017
Members (88 present, 13 absent)
Present (88)
Alex Yam Amrin Amin
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs)
Ang Hin Kee Ang Wei Neng Baey Yam Keng
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth)
Cedric Foo Chee Keng Chan Chun Sing
(Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Government Whip)
Charles Chong
(Deputy Speaker)
Chee Hong Tat
(Minister of State for Communications and Information and Health)
Chen Show Mao Cheng Li Hui Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Chia Shi-Lu Chia Yong Yong Chong Kee Hiong Christopher de Souza Daniel Goh Pei Siong Darryl David Denise Phua Lay Peng Dennis Tan Lip Fong Desmond Choo Desmond Lee
(Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development and Deputy Leader of the House)
Edwin Tong Chun Fai Foo Mee Har Gan Kim Yong
(Minister for Health)
Gan Thiam Poh Goh Chok Tong Grace Fu Hai Yien
(Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Leader of the House)
Halimah Yacob
(Speaker)
Heng Chee How
(Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office)
Heng Swee Keat
(Minister for Finance)
Indranee Rajah
(Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law)
Intan Azura Mokhtar Janil Puthucheary
(Minister of State for Communications and Information and Education)
Jessica Tan Soon Neo Joan Pereira Josephine Teo
(Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Transport)
K Shanmugam
(Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law)
K Thanaletchimi Khaw Boon Wan
(Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport)
Koh Poh Koon
(Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry)
Kok Heng Leun Kuik Shiao-Yin Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Lam Pin Min
(Minister of State for Health)
Lawrence Wong
(Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance)
Lee Bee Wah Lee Hsien Loong
(Prime Minister)
Lee Yi Shyan Leon Perera Liang Eng Hwa Lim Biow Chuan
(Deputy Speaker)
Lim Hng Kiang
(Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade))
Lim Swee Say
(Minister for Manpower)
Lim Wee Kiak Louis Ng Kok Kwang Low Thia Khiang Low Yen Ling
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers for Trade and Industry and Ministers for Education)
Mahdev Mohan Masagos Zulkifli B M M
(Minister for the Environment and Water Resources)
Melvin Yong Yik Chye Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social and Family Development and Ministers for Education)
Murali Pillai Ng Chee Meng
(Minister for Education (Schools) and Second Minister for Transport)
Ong Teng Koon Ong Ye Kung
(Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Second Minister for Defence)
Patrick Tay Teck Guan Png Eng Huat Pritam Singh Rahayu Mahzam Randolph Tan Saktiandi Supaat Sam Tan Chin Siong
(Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and Minister of State for Manpower and Deputy Government Whip)
Seah Kian Peng Sim Ann
(Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry and Deputy Government Whip)
Sitoh Yih Pin Sun Xueling Tan Chuan-Jin
(Minister for Social and Family Development)
Tan Wu Meng Teo Ho Pin Teo Ser Luck
(Minister of State for Manpower)
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
(Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies)
Thomas Chua Kee Seng Tin Pei Ling Vikram Nair Yaacob Ibrahim
(Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs)
Yee Chia Hsing
Motions (1)
Bills (10)
1st Reading Ministry of Transport
Merchant Shipping (Wreck Removal) Bill
1st Reading Ministry of Transport
Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Amendment) Bill
1st Reading Ministry of Home Affairs
Terrorism (Suppression of Misuse of Radioactive Material) Bill
1st Reading Ministry of Home Affairs
Public Entertainments and Meetings (Amendment) Bill
1st Reading
Registered Designs (Amendment) Bill
1st Reading Ministry of Education
Singapore University of Social Sciences Bill
2nd Reading
Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Home Affairs
Public Order (Amendment) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill
2nd Reading Ministry of Health
The Kwong-Wai-Shiu Free Hospital (Transfer of Undertaking and Dissolution) Bill
Oral Answers (16)
Oral Answer Ministry of Defence
Investigations into Cyberattack on MINDEF's Systems
Lim Wee Kiak Vikram Nair Ong Ye Kung
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Education
Objective Assessment of SkillsFuture Courses
Sun Xueling Low Yen Ling
Oral Answer Ministry of Education
Review of Outcomes of SkillsFuture
Sun Xueling Low Yen Ling Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Oral Answer Ministry of Law
Actions against Publication of Fake News
Zaqy Mohamad K Shanmugam Yee Chia Hsing
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Strengthening Legislation for Crime against Children
Alex Yam Tin Pei Ling Louis Ng Kok Kwang
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development
Availability of 2-room BTO Flats
Lawrence Wong Lee Bee Wah
Oral Answer Ministry of National Development
Enforcement Actions against Illegal Subletting or Overcrowding in HDB Flats
Lawrence Wong Cedric Foo Chee Keng Gan Thiam Poh
Oral Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Action to Protect Reputation of Police Force
K Shanmugam Lim Biow Chuan
Oral Answer Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Proposal to Undo Privatisation of Postal Service
Lee Bee Wah Denise Phua Lay Peng Yaacob Ibrahim
+1 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Secondment of Public Officers to Trade Associations
Sim Ann Thomas Chua Kee Seng
Oral Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Convening of Anti-profiteering Task Force in Light of Water Price Increases
Liang Eng Hwa Louis Ng Kok Kwang Lee Bee Wah
+2 more
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Temporary Jobs for Hawkers and Their Assistants when Hawker Centres Close for Renovation and Repair
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Randolph Tan
Oral Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Assistance for Sungei Road Flea Market Vendors
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Kok Heng Leun
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Regular Information Collection and Publication of Freelance and Contract Work Data
Leon Perera Lim Swee Say
Oral Answer Ministry of Manpower
Breakdown of Foreign Domestic Worker Numbers by Nationality
Dennis Tan Lip Fong Sam Tan Chin Siong
Oral Answer Ministry of Health
Ensuring Good Governance at Private Clinic Groups
Daniel Goh Pei Siong Lam Pin Min
Written Answers (55)
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Diversity HR Management Policy at Healthcare Institutions
K Thanaletchimi Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Number of Events Held at National Stadium and Indoor Stadium
Grace Fu Hai Yien Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Auto-deduction of Toll Charges for Vehicles at Causeway and Tuas Checkpoints
Yee Chia Hsing Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Rain Shelters for Motorcyclists
Khaw Boon Wan Zainal Sapari
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Crimes Committed by Foreigners
Darryl David K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Ensuring Sufficient Sleep for Students
Lim Wee Kiak Ng Chee Meng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Implementation of Additional Breaks between Lessons for Students
Lim Wee Kiak Ng Chee Meng
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Motor Insurance Payouts from Accidents Involving Foreign Motorists
Tan Wu Meng Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Social and Family Development
Government Support for Efforts to Enhance Women Representation at Leadership Positions
Tan Chuan-Jin Sun Xueling
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Deployment of Technicians to HDB Car Parks During Breakdown of Electronic Parking System
Ang Hin Kee Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Causes for Popping or Cracking Tiles in HDB Flats
Lawrence Wong Liang Eng Hwa
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Education
Lifts in Schools
Ng Chee Meng Zainal Sapari
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Health
Extension of No-pay Infant Care Leave to Public Healthcare Institutions
K Thanaletchimi Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Non-compliance with Approved Operating Procedures at SMRT
Daniel Goh Pei Siong Lim Swee Say
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Manpower
Challenges in Applying for Assistance under Lean Enterprise Development Scheme
Thomas Chua Kee Seng Lim Swee Say
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Use of Industrial Premises for Religious Activities
Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Proposed Hawker Centre in Choa Chu Kang
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Alex Yam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Complaints of Dog Owners Failing to Pick Up after Their Pets
Saktiandi Supaat Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry
Provision of Natural Gas Supply to Industrial Estates
Gan Thiam Poh S Iswaran
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Tunnelling Works that Led to Cave-in at Bukit Brown Tomb
Daniel Goh Pei Siong Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Eradicating Gang-related Activities
Lee Bee Wah K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Equipment for Fitness Corners at HDB Estates
Lawrence Wong Leon Perera
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Noise Pollution Summonses Issued to Malaysian Motorcycles Entering Singapore
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Liang Eng Hwa
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Trade and Industry
Industry Knowledge for Public Officers Negotiating Free Trade Agreements
Thomas Chua Kee Seng Lim Hng Kiang
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Personal Mobility Devices on Buses and Trains
Khaw Boon Wan Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Transport
Regulation of Use and Storage of Bicycles Operated by Bicycle-sharing Companies
Cheng Li Hui Khaw Boon Wan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Incidents of Public Disorder at Night Entertainment Clubs
K Shanmugam Randolph Tan
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of Home Affairs
Improving Safety of Motorcyclists and Pillion Riders
Murali Pillai K Shanmugam
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Baseline Functionalities in Design of HDB Estates
Lawrence Wong Png Eng Huat
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Community Improvement Projects Committee Funding for Town Councils
Pritam Singh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Investigation into Accident in Botanic Gardens where Tembusu Tree Fell and Killed a Park Visitor
Lawrence Wong Melvin Yong Yik Chye
Written Answer to Unanswered Oral Question Ministry of National Development
Contractors Penalised for Poor Quality of Home Improvement Programme Works
Tan Wu Meng Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of Transport
Waiver of Non-transferability of COE for Categories A and B Vehicles
Khaw Boon Wan Sylvia Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Employers' Attitudes towards Hiring of Older Workers
Lee Bee Wah Lim Swee Say
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
Inspections Conducted on Accommodation for Foreign Workers
Daniel Goh Pei Siong Lim Swee Say
Written Answer Ministry of Manpower
New Jobs Created for University Degree Holders
Leon Perera Lim Swee Say
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Driving Lessons to Navigate Traffic Roundabouts
K Shanmugam Lim Biow Chuan
Written Answer Ministry of Home Affairs
Police-to-population Ratio Including and Excluding Auxiliary Police Officers
K Shanmugam Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Participation of Private Healthcare Institutions in National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) System
Cheng Li Hui Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Health
New Features and Utilisation Rate of HealthHub Portal
Cheng Li Hui Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Usage of MediSave Funds
Fatimah Lateef Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Areas of Focus Identified by Future Nursing Career Review Committee
Fatimah Lateef Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Update on Space Crunch for Subsidised Dialysis for Kidney Failure Patients
Daniel Goh Pei Siong Gan Kim Yong
Written Answer Ministry of Health
Estimated Incremental Cost to Extend Health Subsidies to Long-Term Visit Pass Holders for FY2017/2018
Gan Kim Yong Leon Perera
Written Answer Ministry of Trade and Industry
Plans to Enhance Productivity in the Tourism Sector
Desmond Choo S Iswaran
Written Answer Ministry of Finance
Impact of 2% Budget Cut on Ministries and Agencies from Financial Year 2017
Louis Ng Kok Kwang Heng Swee Keat
Written Answer Ministry of Finance
Classification of Revenue Earned from Government Land Leases
Heng Swee Keat Sylvia Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Plans to Redevelop Katong Swimming Complex
Grace Fu Hai Yien Lim Biow Chuan
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Criteria for Classification of HDB Estates as Mature or Non-mature
Darryl David Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Estimate of Five-year-old Private Non-landed Properties not Subject to Seller's Stamp Duty
Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
HDB Flats Reaching Minimum Occupation Period of Five Years from 2017 to 2020
Gan Thiam Poh Lawrence Wong
Written Answer Ministry of National Development
Applications from Single Unwed Mothers Aged 35 and Below to Purchase or Rent an HDB Flat
Lawrence Wong Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Sectoral Statistics on Waste Management and Recycling from 2014 to 2016
Lee Bee Wah Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Written Answer Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Building a Wet Market and Hawker Centre at Upper Serangoon Crescent
Masagos Zulkifli B M M Sylvia Lim
Written Answer Ministry of Education
Statistics on Students Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder from 2012 to 2016
Ng Chee Meng Dennis Tan Lip Fong